The phrase "those in the East" referred to NBS personnel who adjusted the WWV transmitter to the correct frequency by using a wavemeter that had been calibrated against the national standard wavemeter.

The subject of the contract is the delivery of a single-frequency ultra stable auxiliary lasers with small ytterbiove ion drift for hours, including equipment for stabilizing the wavelength of the wavemeter and accurate on-line measurement using a wavemeter.

In December 1997, Wave entered into an agreement with IBM to collaborate on industry-wide adoption of Wave's WaveMeter technology by systems manufacturers which would enable consumers to access digital content directly from their desktops through a variety of purchase models including rental and pay-per-use.

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